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De'Mond Parker

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De'Mond Parker
Date of birth (1976-12-24) December 24, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birthTulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)RB
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight189 lb (86 kg)
US collegeOklahoma
NFL draft1999 / round: 5 / pick: 159
Career history
As player
1999–2000Green Bay Packers
2001Detroit Lions
2003Buffalo Bills*[1]
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

De'Mond Keith Parker (born December 24, 1976) is an American former professional football running back for the Oklahoma Sooners and the National Football League (NFL).

Career

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Parker was a standout for the Booker T. Washington Hornets in Tulsa. As a true freshman at Oklahoma, Parker gained over 1,000 yards. He accomplished that feat in each of his three seasons. All three of his seasons rank in the top 20 all-time at Oklahoma.[2]

Parker racked up 291 yards in the 1997 Red River Shootout. Outrushing eventual Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams, Parker established the record for the most yards in a single OU-Texas game.[3]

Parker played for the Sooners from 1996 to 1998, and is the Sooners' eighth all-time leading rusher.[4]

When Bob Stoops became the third head coach in Parker's tenure at Oklahoma in 1999, Parker decided to forgo his senior season, despite several attempts by Stoops to keep him with the team.[5] He was taken by the Green Bay Packers with the 159th overall pick in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL draft.[6] In his only NFL start in 1999, Parker rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns.[7] He later joined the Detroit Lions, but did not play.

College statistics

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Season Yards Att TD Y/A 100Y 200Y
1996 1,184 180 10 6.58 6 1
1997 1,143 194 6 5.89 -- 2
1998 1,076 205 5 5.25 6 2
Career 3,403 579 21 5.88 16 5

References

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  1. ^ "De'Mond Parker". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Season Rushing Records". Soonerstats.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2007.
  3. ^ "Red River Shootout Records". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 17, 2007.
  4. ^ "Career Rushing Records". Soonerstats.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2007.
  5. ^ "De'Mond Parker's choices make for cautionary tale". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  6. ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  7. ^ WIRE. "Packers running backs warm up to the occasion".
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